Podcast series covering various topics in security and technology
Episodes
Saturday Jan 10, 2015
The Role of Women and Children in the Islamic State
Saturday Jan 10, 2015
Saturday Jan 10, 2015
Dr. Mia Bloom discusses the role of women and children in the Islamic State. Read more of her work here:
New Terror Weapon: Little Girls?
How the Islamic State is Recruiting Western Teen Girls
Female Suicide Bombers are not a New Phenomenon
Even al-Qaeda Denounced Beheading Videos. Why the Islamic State Brought them Back
Thursday Aug 07, 2014
Belgian Foreign Fighters in Syria
Thursday Aug 07, 2014
Thursday Aug 07, 2014
Pieter Van Ostaeyen discusses his research and database of Belgian foreign fighters in Syria which can be found at his blog.
Monday Jun 30, 2014
American Pharaoh
Monday Jun 30, 2014
Monday Jun 30, 2014
The Loopcast sits down with Hossam Aboul-Magd, director/writer of the documentary American Pharaoh.
Hossam's production company Soura Films can be found here.
Saturday Oct 19, 2013
Episode 91 - Al Shabaab's media and recruitment
Saturday Oct 19, 2013
Saturday Oct 19, 2013
Chris Anzalone (@ibnsiqilli) discusses Al Shabaab's use of media and it's recruitment strategy.
Please check out the Loopcast's tumblr with links, maps and more.
Monday Aug 26, 2013
Episode 76- Al Qaeda and jihadi movements post 2008
Monday Aug 26, 2013
Monday Aug 26, 2013
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross (@daveedGR) and J.M. Berger (@intelwire) discuss Al Qaeda post 2008 in terms of organization, leadership, and goals.
Thursday Jun 06, 2013
Episode 37-Social media use and censoring in Iran
Thursday Jun 06, 2013
Thursday Jun 06, 2013
Negar Mortazavi (@negarmortazavi) talks to me (@rejectionking) about social media use during the Iran elections and in Iran.
Tuesday May 21, 2013
Episode 34-Jihadi radicalization via social media
Tuesday May 21, 2013
Tuesday May 21, 2013
Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) and Chelsea Daymon (@cldaymon) talk about radicalization via social media. Check out more of Clint's work here.
Tuesday Apr 09, 2013
Episode 19- Researching violent extremism using online social media networks
Tuesday Apr 09, 2013
Tuesday Apr 09, 2013
J.M. Berger (@intelwire) and I (@rejectionking) talk about his new report: "Who Matters Online: Measuring influence, evaluating content, and countering violent extremism in online social media networks." You can download a copy of the report here. I highly recommend reading the report if you're interested in understanding how as a researcher you can use big data sets and social media to evaluate movements and organizations.
Saturday Feb 02, 2013
Saturday Feb 02, 2013
Dr. Rebecca J Johnson (@johnsonr) and I (@rejectionking) discuss military ethics covering drones and cyberwarfare. Towards the end we discuss social media's role in analysis and education. Also make sure to checkout #METC for further discussions on military ethics on Twitter.
Friday Dec 07, 2012
Episode 2-Infosec, Cyberwarfare, and Big Data
Friday Dec 07, 2012
Friday Dec 07, 2012
Adam (@aelkus), Alex (@alexolekser) and I (@rejectionking) discuss information security, cyberwarfare, big data, and social media.